Miscellaneous Poems
A Thanksgiving Poem
by Paul Laurence Dunbar
"The sun hath shed its kindly light,"
"The sun hath shed its kindly light,"
Our share of night to bear
"On the wide veranda white,"
A poinciana comes to full bloom under the Florida sky.
"Oh, what shall I do? I am wholly upset;"
Baby Pinky is sick and wakes up the whole household with his crying. They take her to the hospital to make her well again.
The author gives an account of a runaway slave who escapes his master’s beatings.
The author admires the ocean from Florida's Coast.
A folk tale about the connection between death and the afterlife, in this case, heaven.
"'Twas noontide of summer,"
"A bee that was searching for sweets one day"
The author remembers his childhood in the orange groves.
"Hear the sledges with the bells—"
While in the presence of death, the characters of the story are confronted by a strange entity.
A child trudges up to bed.
In a small and lonely cabin out of noisy traffic’s way,
Jerry tells Paddy about the Smiling Pond and asks him to live there too. Paddy declines and tells him the reason for the dam. Paddy agrees to find a new place to live.
The poet reflects on the world at noon, while laying back and dozing.
A list and description of possible exercises that can be used to catch the attention of your students at the beginning of the school day.
"Lo! I must tell a tale of chivalry;"
Du Bois explains and presents the Sorrow Songs of the olden days.
Prior to the start of his testimony, Doctor Dolittle proves himself to the court.